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Lots of basic equipment and used gear can be purchased in Kathmandu from outfitting shops. Aside from the obvious items needed on a serious trek such as sunscreen, a first-aid kit, quality sunglasses, and cold-weather gear, a few essentials will certainly add some comfort: • Good Hiking Boots: You should ...

Mount Everest Mount Everest is the world’s highest peak in the world that lies at 8,848m (29,029ft) above sea level. Mount Everest is known as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Komolungma in Tibet. The two legend Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first people ...

A CLIMBER who quit his bid to conquer Everest after going blind in one eye is to make another attempt at conquering the world’s highest mountain – despite having tragically lost one of his sherpa friends there last month. Bob Kerr, from Portskerra, Sutherland, who once had a fear of ...

A deadly avalanche on Mount Everest is believed to have avoided any New Zealanders on the world’s tallest mountain. Six Nepalese guides are dead and nine other people – believed to also be Nepali – are missing, a Nepal tourism official told the Associated Press (AP). The avalanche struck just ...